Love It or Hate It The Spaceship Has Landed – How Apple Built a Campus Shaped Like a Mac-Pro

Posted: September 8, 2017 | Author: Frank Cunha III | Filed under: Architecture, More FC3 | Tags: Apple, Architect, Architecture, CA, Campus, Campus Architect, Construction, Cupertino, Design, DesignAllDayAndAllNight, designmatters, FC3, green, NJIT, School of Architecture, Silicone Valley, Solar, Spaceship, STEM, Technology | Leave a comment

Apple Park

Apple Park is Apple’s second campus in Cupertino, California. It is often referred to as the “spaceship” campus due to its unique ring-shaped design. Encompassing 2.8 million square feet and spanning 176 acres, construction on the campus started in 2013 with a completion date set for Summer 2017. Employees will begin moving to the campus in April of 2017.

The first event to be held at Apple Park is scheduled for September 12, 2017, at the Steve Jobs Theater.

The entire front of the main building features iconic curved glass windows, letting employees look out at the rest of the campus, which will be covered in greenery and an orchard. Along with the primary building that will house 13,000 employees, there’s an underground auditorium for hosting events, a fitness center, a cafe, and a visitor’s center. Underground parking is available, and there are also two research and development facilities located nearby.

Apple Park was designed by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in partnership with Norman Foster.

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Apple Campus 2 Construction Update

At its October 15, 2013 adjourned regular meeting, the Cupertino City Council approved the Apple Park project.

Most of the 175 acre area is located on the former Hewlett Packard (HP) campus and is bounded by I-280 to the south, Wolfe Road to the west, Homestead Road to the north and North Tantau Avenue to the east. The replacement and rebuild proposal includes:

Demolition of approximately 2.65 million square feet of existing office, research and development buildings;
Construction of:

An office, research and development building comprising approximately 2.8 million square feet;
A 1,000 seat corporate auditorium;
A corporate fitness center;
A central plant;
Research facilities comprising up to 600,000 square feet located east and west of Tantau Avenue between Pruneridge Ave and I-280;
Associated parking

The City’s Review consisted of: